transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyü-zhə-rē, ˈyüzh-rē ]
noun
( plural -ries )
Etymology: Middle English usurie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin usuria, alteration of Latin usura, from usus, past participle of uti to use
Date: 14th century
1. archaic : interest
2. : the lending of money with an interest charge for its use ; especially : the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates
3. : an unconscionable or exorbitant rate or amount of interest ; specifically : interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money